Historical Records of Australian Science
Volume 34 Number 2 2023
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HR22017Realignment and change: CSIRO and industry 2000–10
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HR23003John Staer (1850–1933): the patronym behind Eucalyptus staeri, the Albany Blackbutt
Australia is home to more than 700 species of Eucalyptus, named by Colonial scientists with a binomial system that displaced local Aboriginal vernaculars. Using a biographical lens, this paper traces the man commemorated in the Albany Blackbutt, Eucalyptus staeri, a tree unique to the Great Southern region of Western Australia, traditionally the land of the Menang Noongar people. In doing so, it suggests corrections and additions to public documents that speak to a need to Indigenise and decolonise written sources in herbaria the world over.
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Roy Woodall spent almost all his working life with Western Mining Corporation where, from 1967 to 2001, he was successively Chief Geologist, Exporation Manager, and Director of Exploration. From humble beginnings he formed and led the team that became Australia’s greatest discoverers of ore deposits, including Olympic Dam, while he was recognised internationally as an icon in the mineral exploration world.
George’s interest in science began at ten after his mother gave him a chemistry set and he became internationally renowned for the detailed structure and growth of hair and wool. This paper follows his achievements from pioneering electron microscopy work to the advent of gene cloning and DNA sequencing, when he cloned and characterised important genes in this field. Sixty years later, the applications of his discoveries continue whether in scientific research, forensic science, or medicine.
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